As a new school year begins, today’s Atlanta Forward page is devoted to issues of higher education. The president of Spelman College calls on us to make greater investments in our young people. A professor of English at Georgia State University talks about the value of literature in challenging students to seek the truth.

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Ja’Quon Stembridge, shown here in July at the Henry County Republican Party monthly meeting, recently stepped from his position with the Georgia GOP. (Jenni Girtman for the AJC)

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